| The
Albright-Knox Art Gallery is a major showplace for modern art and contemporary
art in the western New York Region.
It is one of the oldest public arts
institutions in the United States. In 1890, Buffalo entrepreneur and philanthropist,
John J. Albright, a wealthy Buffalo industrialist, began the construction of the
Albright Art Gallery for the Academy. It was originally intended to be used as
the Fine Arts Pavilion for the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, but delays in
its construction caused it to remain uncompleted until 1905. In
1962 a significant new addition was made to the gallery through the generous contributions
of Seymour H. Knox, Jr. and his family, and many other donors. At this time the
museum was renamed the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The new building was designed
by famed SOM architect Gordon Bunshaft, who is noted for the lever house in New
York City. The
Albright-Knox Art Gallery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Admission Fees for the Permanent Collection
$12 Adults
$10 Students and Senior Citizens
Free Gallery Members and
children 13 and under
Free
admission to the Gallery on Fridays from 3 - 10 P.M. | 
